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#DDBC27

#ddbc27 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbc27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 73.73% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.12°, with 72.8% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5149

Complementary

  1. #ddbc27
  2. #2748dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbc27
  2. #27a3dd
  3. #6127dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6127
  2. #ddbc27
  3. #a3dd27

Triadic

  1. #ddbc27
  2. #27ddbc
  3. #bc27dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbc27
  2. #48dd27
  3. #2748dd
  4. #bc27dd

Square

  1. #ddbc27
  2. #27dd61
  3. #2748dd
  4. #dd27a3

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4e0f
  2. #9f8619
  3. #ddbc27
  4. #e7d069
  5. #f2e5ab

Shades

#ddbc27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbc27
  2. #c7a923
  3. #b1961f
  4. #9b841b
  5. #857117
  6. #6f5e14
  7. #584b10
  8. #42380c
  9. #2c2608
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbc27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbc27
  2. #e0c33d
  3. #e4c952
  4. #e7d068
  5. #ebd77d
  6. #eede93
  7. #f1e4a9
  8. #f5ebbe
  9. #f8f2d4
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbc27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbc27
  2. #d4b630
  3. #cab039
  4. #c1aa42
  5. #b8a44b
  6. #af9e54
  7. #a5985c
  8. #9c9265
  9. #938c6e
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ba0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc02e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbc27 {
  color: #ddbc27;
}
Background
.bg-ddbc27 {
  background-color: #ddbc27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbc27 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbc27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbc27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 188 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbc27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbc27, #a3dd27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbc27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 188 39 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.52 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.66 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.08 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.46 #2243d8 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbc27  rgb(221, 188, 39)  hsl(49, 73%, 51%)  Old Gold
#2748dd  rgb(39, 72, 221)  hsl(229, 73%, 51%)  Iris
#27ddbc  rgb(39, 221, 188)  hsl(169, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#bc27dd  rgb(188, 39, 221)  hsl(289, 73%, 51%)  Electric Purple